For the last 6 years my wife and I have been leading missional communities. During this same span we have coached and trained over 100 other leaders to lead Missional Communities in their context. As we reflect upon this journey there are a few things that come to mind that stand out as essential for… Continue Reading→
Missional Chaos
Kyle Burrows shares his adventures of living missionally as he moves toward launching Crossroads UMC: Fayetteville’s second campus. I don’t always throw parties at my house, but when I do, I make sure that they are chaotic! My wife, Lauren, and I began the work of Crossroads North at the end of July, 2015. In… Continue Reading→
Living the Missional Life: Neighborhood Walks and MIssional Communities
Living the Missional Life Series: Joseph Franklin shares how neighborhood walks and a party reshaped his understanding of what it means to make disciples. Three months ago I was appointed to serve New Song UMC. From early on, I knew that the vitality of the church and the re-launch of New Song would need to… Continue Reading→
A Community on Mission
The nature and mission of a missional community is to get messy for Jesus Christ. We are to be recklessly excellent in living out our cruciform life in love with God and loving our neighbors. During the summer of 2008 my wife and I visited London. If anyone visits London, they will notice that they… Continue Reading→
What the heck is “Missional?”
This is part of a multi-part series Marty is writing that will eventually become The Guidebook for the Missionally Challenged…or something like that. What the heck is “missional?” Have you noticed that everything is “missional” these days? What does that even mean? I mean did Alan Hirsch, Michael Frost, and Mike Breen get together one… Continue Reading→